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2002 Ford WINDSTAR problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,353 owner complaints analyzed

8 distinct recall campaigns

103,330 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2002 model year. Data updated: . 1,119 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes, Hydraulic is the most frequently named component, appearing in 259 of 1,353 complaints (19.1%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior81059.9%
Electrical and battery issues1138.4%
Transmission and shifting463.4%
Steering behavior463.4%
Engine operation151.1%
Fuel system concerns80.6%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
259
Electrical System
235
Service Brakes
233
Suspension
171
Vehicle Speed Control
129
Suspension:Rear
87
Service Brakes, Electric
83
Power Train
44
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes, Hydraulic259
Electrical System235
Service Brakes233
Suspension171
Vehicle Speed Control129
Suspension:Rear87
Service Brakes, Electric83
Power Train44

Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 259; Electrical System: 235; Service Brakes: 233; Suspension: 171; Vehicle Speed Control: 129; Suspension:Rear: 87; Service Brakes, Electric: 83; Power Train: 44

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
44
25,000 to 49,999
52
50,000 to 74,999
154
75,000 to 99,999
261
100,000 to 149,999
410
150,000 and above
198
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00044
25,000 to 49,99952
50,000 to 74,999154
75,000 to 99,999261
100,000 to 149,999410
150,000 and above198

Under 25,000: 44; 25,000 to 49,999: 52; 50,000 to 74,999: 154; 75,000 to 99,999: 261; 100,000 to 149,999: 410; 150,000 and above: 198

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (410). 234 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2002
18
2003
33
2004
24
2005
18
2006
18
2007
34
2008
117
2009
166
2010
270
2011
117
2012
121
2013
86
2014
109
2015
66
2016
38
2017
31
2018
30
2019
20
2020
17
2021
5
2022
3
2023
7
2024
2
2025
2
2026
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200218
200333
200424
200518
200618
200734
2008117
2009166
2010270
2011117
2012121
201386
2014109
201566
201638
201731
201830
201920
202017
20215
20223
20237
20242
20252
20261

2002: 18; 2003: 33; 2004: 24; 2005: 18; 2006: 18; 2007: 34; 2008: 117; 2009: 166; 2010: 270; 2011: 117; 2012: 121; 2013: 86; 2014: 109; 2015: 66; 2016: 38; 2017: 31; 2018: 30; 2019: 20; 2020: 17; 2021: 5; 2022: 3; 2023: 7; 2024: 2; 2025: 2; 2026: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes, Hydraulic leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 810 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 113 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 46 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10008062 · 2003-02-25 (February 25, 2003)

ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, I ENGAGED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST BUTTON ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED, AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AFTER THAT, EVERY TIME THE SAME BUTTON WAS PUSHED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURRENCE, THE LAST TIME WAS IN APRIL, 2002 WHEN ENGAGING THE AIR CONDITIONER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10008062 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10009784 · 2003-03-04 (March 4, 2003)

WHEN THE VEHICLES BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. *NLM *TS

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Owner report 10043640 · 2003-10-27 (October 27, 2003)

DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE ALL THE TIME. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED THREE TIMES TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND ALL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE FAILED TO DATE.*AK OVER THE 18 MONTH PERIOD WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT REPAIRED, MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SHORTS FIXED, VCP SYSTEM REPAIRED TWICE, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER MORE MINOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES FIXED. THE QUALITY OF THIS 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LIMITED HAS BEEN VERY POOR.

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Owner report 10051739 · 2003-12-18 (December 18, 2003)

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE FIRE STARTED FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10051739 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10117265 · 2005-04-25 (April 25, 2005)

WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED HEAVILY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE FRONT ROTORS/PADS, BUT THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK HAD TO CHANGE WIPER BLADES ONE WEEK LATER, THEY WERE ROTTEN. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, HAD TO DRIVE IN 2ND GEAR ALL THE TO THE DEALER, ALSO HAS A STRONG CLUNKING WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR. *BF

Owner-reported narrative. 22,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10117265 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10118758 · 2005-04-30 (April 30, 2005)

TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2002 FORD WINDSTAR MINI VAN MADE ABNORMAL NOISES FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO TIRE AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH ALIGNMENT. ALSO, TRANSMISSION NOISE PERSISTED,AND VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP. AGAIN NOTHING WA S FOUND WRONG ON INSPECTION WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO RETURN LATER FOR MORE COMPLETE EXAMINATION. ON FEBRUARY 10, 2005 TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED ACCELERATING THE ENGINE TO 3200 RPMS WITH A SPEED OF 70…

Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10118758 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10011761 · 2003-04-04 (April 4, 2003)

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WERE TURNED ON THE ENGINE SEIZED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR TWICE. PH *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 812 miles reported. Look up ODI 10011761 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10082558 · 2004-07-23 (July 23, 2004)

WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN ENGINE STALLED. LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VAN. STUCK IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. VAN WAS STILL IN DRIVE. PUT VAN IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO START VAN FINE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10082558 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10330951 · 2010-05-18 (May 18, 2010)

EVERYTIME I FEEL MY GAS TANK UP IT SPITS GAS OUT AT ME. I CRINGE AT THE THOUGHT OF PUMPING GAS. I LET IT GO PRETTY LOW BEFORE RESORTING TO A GAS SHOWER. AS SOON AS I START PUMPING (S L O W L Y) IT WILL START IMMEDIATELY. THERE'S MORE GAS ON THE GROUND THEN IN MY TANK! SO PATHETIC! *TR

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Owner report 10372791 · 2010-12-23 (December 23, 2010)

2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, ENGINE GASKET AND FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

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Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

1,353 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

82.7%Usable mileage1,119 / 1,353 records
99.7%Valid incident date1,349 / 1,353 records
100.0%Valid filing date1,353 / 1,353 records
99.7%Ordered incident and filing dates1,349 / 1,353 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

327.3%
ODI 737461

FORD KNOWS THAT THESE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. THEY HAVE HAD A RECALL BUT ONLY FROM 1994 AND ONLY MADE IN A CERTAIN PLANT. *AK

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521.7%
ODI 10055815 · 114,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

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1,16134.9%
ODI 10000120

1995 FORD WINDSTAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE HEAD GASKETS, HAD DEALER FIX PROBLEM AND THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED.

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30021.6%
ODI 10000514 · 45,054 mi

PROBLEM WITH 1996 FORD WINDSTAR 3.8L ENGINE 45,000 MI. W/ DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET. FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON 94-95 MODELS BUT WON'T COVER 96 MODELS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM W/ ALL THE 3.8L ENGINES AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MANUFACTURING AND SELLING A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS PRODUCT. TS

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2211.5%
ODI 10000312 · 77,000 mi

BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 3.8 ENGINE ON 1997 FORD WINDSTAR, WITH ONLY 77,000 MILES. FORD WITH NOT OFFER ANY HELP. AFTER OWNING A FORD FOR PAST 28 YEARS, THIS IS THE LAST FORD PRODUCT THAT MY FAMILY WILL EVER OWN. EVER! TS

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503.5%
ODI 10002872 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE MAINTAINED MY 1998 FORD WINDSTAR VERY WELL - HAVING ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENACE PERFORMED. IT HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT AND THE HEAD GASKET NOW HAS A LEAK. COOLANT HAS LEAKED INTO THE #4 CYLINDER. THE DEALER WANTS $3500-4500 TO PUT A NEW ENGINE IN IT. THE HEAD GASKET LEAKING IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH WINDSTARS. FORD HAS HAS A PROGRAM FOR EARLIER MODELS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. BUT FORD HAS YET TO APPLY THE PROGRAM TO THE 1998 MODELS. I EXPECT A FORD VEHICLE TO GET AT LEAST 180,000 MILES WHEN THE OWNER HAS ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE…

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352.3%
ODI 10001133 · 53,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 35/40 MPH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS FAILED. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE PARTS REPLACED IS UNKNOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO APPEARED ON DASH. TS *JB

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291.7%
ODI 10003471 · 44,000 mi

MY 2000 FORD WINDSTAR HAD TO HAVE A NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD WHEN IT HAD ONLY 44,000 MILES DUE TO A DEFECT CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO RUN TOO LEAN. THE CODE WAS 0171. IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO REPLACE A PART OF THIS NATURE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY THIS MANY MILES ON IT AND ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN PERFORMED AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

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181.1%
ODI 10011746

AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEAL HAD TO BE INSTALLED, THE SEAT BUCKLES AND REAR WIPER MOTOR COVER WERE REPLACED, THE ABS FAILED, AND RIGHT BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD ILLUMINATED, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, SPEED SENSOR AND BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. *PH *JB RQ04011.*PCO

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60.4%
ODI 10011175 · 20,000 mi

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START, THE DEALER STATED THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED. *JB

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90.6%
ODI 10026274 · 47,592 mi

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ENGINE RACED WHEN A STOP WAS MADE. CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK THE MOTOR RACED THREE TO FOUR RPM'S WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP. THE COMPUTER DIDN'T SHOW A SIGN OF FAILURE. *SCC *JB

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Power Train:Automatic Transmission
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

150.0%
ODI 878925

FRONT BRAKE PROBLEM; WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES MADE A LOUD RATTLING NOISE . CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS ALREADY ROTATED ROTORS, AND PUT NEW BRAKE PADS. BUT, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED .*AK ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *YH

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19.1%
ODI 986884

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED WHILE DRIVING AND WILL GO UP HILL WHEN APPLYING ACCELEATOR WILL NOT PICKUP SPEED. *AK

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521.7%
ODI 10001449 · 40,000 mi

WHEN VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP OR IDLING AND GAS IS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO ACCELERATE, THEN LAUNCHES FORWARD WHEN ACCELERATOR ENGAGES. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A RESULT OF A FAULTY PISTON IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

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70521.2%
ODI 10002867 · 110,000 mi

1995 FORD WINDSTAR ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE - FORD WILL NOT ADMINT TO A DEFECT IN QUALITY. THIS VAN NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER A YEAR AND NO ONE WILL FIXIT FOR UNDER 3500.00. PROBLEM IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS IN THIS VAN, THE VALUE OF IT IS 1000.00. I ALSO PUT TWO TRANSMITTIONS INTO IT, WATER PUMPS, THERMOSTATS, RADIATOR AND NO ONE INFORMED ME OF A POTENTAL DEFECT WITH THE HEAD GASKETS

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14910.8%
ODI 10003256 · 70,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 1996 FORD WINDSTAR, REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMEN AT APPROX 70K MILES

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157.8%
ODI 10000833

SUDDEN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1996 WINDSTAR, 86,000 MI. PROPER MAINTENENCE HAD BEEN DONE. I SEE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS HERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NHTSA IT IS TIME TO STEP UP AND FORCE A RECALL. HOW LONG DO THE CONSUMERS HAVE TO BEAR THE BRUNT OF THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. WE DON'T HAVE THE $3000 THEY WANT FOR REPAIRS. WHAT HAPPENED TO COMSUMER RIGHTS? THE WAY IT STANDS NOW I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERCIAN CAR. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT FOR THE ECONOMY. YOU HAVE TO HOLD CORPORATE AMERICA RESPONSIBLETOPUT OUT QUALITY VEHICLES…

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24817.3%
ODI 10003938

NAR 1/15/2003. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AFTER NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, THE SELLING DEALER OFFERED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK, BUT THE CONSUMER DECLINED AND INSTEAD CONTINUED TO FORD AND HARASS THE EMPLOYEES TO POINT THAT THEY BECAME DEATH THREATS. *JB

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18212.0%
ODI 10000054 · 29,131 mi

AUTOMATIC TRANMISSION FAILURE AT 29,131 MILES.

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1488.8%
ODI 10004491 · 37,502 mi

CONSUMER TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE BAY BRIDGE. NAR 1-22-03 THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ON 2 OCCASIONS IT WAS NORMAL. THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE WASHER BOTTLE HAD TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERED WHILE BRAKING. *JB

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472.8%
ODI 10050181

VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE GEAR AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 1800-2000 MILES. *JB *NM

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211.6%
ODI 10051841 · 8,000 mi

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE CONSUMER ALMOST INJURED HER SON. *SC *JB

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946.2%
ODI 10020366

NAR 05/21/2003 *MR THE CONSUMER HAS MADE TWO MAJOR SAFETY RELATED REPAIRS (TRANSMISSION, AND STEERING PULL) MADE TO THE VEHICLE OVER AN 11 MONTH PERIOD. PLEASE REVIEW FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. *CB

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312.5%
ODI 10295340 · 101,000 mi

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY & SUDDENLY LOST POWER, ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS STILL ON. TOWED TO DEALER & TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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00.0%

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Electrical System
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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421.3%
ODI 10023209 · 123,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT COME ON FREQUENTLY. DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON OCCASIONALLY CAUSING INTERIOR LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON EVEN WHEN ALL DOORS ARE SHUT. DASH LIGHT QUIT WORKING. TOOK TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ASHTRAY LIGHT, DISCONNECTED ASHTRAY LIGHT AND DASH LIGHTS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON. TOOK TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WAS TOLD THAT VACUUM HOSE WAS OFF THE EGR VALVE. MECHANIC PUT VACUUM HOSE BACK ON. PROBLEM RECURRED 3 DAYS LATER BUT THIS TIME NOT VACUUM HOSE. BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE EGR VALVE ITSELF…

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251.8%
ODI 10008147 · 62,000 mi

ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANT, REPLACED O2 SENSOR, REPLACED ABS BRAKES, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND NOT CHANGE GEARS WHEN RUNNING OR PARKED, COOLANT LEAKING AND DOOR SENSORS ARE BAD. ALL DOCUMENT KNOWN ISSUES ON.*JB HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/MODELYEAR_FORD_WINDSTAR_1996.HTML - SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THIS HAS GONE ON FAR TO LONG AND IS PUTTING PEOPLES LIFE AT STAKE. I HAVE CHILDREN IN MY VAN AND ALL OF THESE ARE BIG ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY.

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42.1%
ODI 10055244 · 170,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND PULLED OVER. THE DRIVER WENT FOR HELP AND CAME BACK TO FIND THE VEHICLE IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

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422.9%
ODI 10001393

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RECALL RECEIVED ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER NEVER PAID ATTENTION TO THE COMPLAINTS. TS

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1097.2%
ODI 10002754 · 36,570 mi

MY VAN WAS BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THE O/D OFF LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE FORD DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS A RESULT OF A BROKEN SENSOR WELD ON MY INTAKE MANIFOLD TO THE TUNE OF APPROX. $900. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE O/D OFF LIGHT MEANT THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $2,700. ALL THIS FOR BEING 1 MONTH AND 500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. PLUS, I SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE WITH FORD WINDSTARS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AT 35,000 MILES AND 70,000 (TWICE) SO I SEE THAT …

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17210.3%
ODI 10006871 · 8,000 mi

THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE AND THE SLIDING DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF.*JB

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20111.9%
ODI 10006909

THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO LIGHTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE.*JB

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23517.4%
ODI 10008062 · 9,000 mi

ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, I ENGAGED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST BUTTON ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED, AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AFTER THAT, EVERY TIME THE SAME BUTTON WAS PUSHED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURRENCE, THE LAST TIME WAS IN APRIL, 2002 WHEN ENGAGING THE AIR CONDITIONER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB

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26217.4%
ODI 10060521 · 10,450 mi

VEHICLE IS A FORD WINDSTAR LIMITED 2003 MINIVAN. THE ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM CAME ON DURING NORMAL OPERATION AND ON DRY PAYMENT AND UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SPINNING AND I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THEN SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE NOISE AS IF THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS BEING TORN APART. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM. AFTER TESTING THE TRANSMISSION AND I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. WHE…

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312.5%
ODI 10375452 · 129,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE SLIDING DOORS WOULD ALSO OPEN AND SHUT INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE FAILURE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

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00.0%

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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300.9%
ODI 10006337

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED ON AVERAGE EVERY 6,000 MILES. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, THE HEAD GASKET AT 20,000. THE CUTTING OUT, ENGINE FAILURE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE HEAD GASKET WAS CORRECTED. FORD HAS RESPONDED TO A WRITTEN LETTER, AT WHICH TIME I WAS ACCUSED FOR FORGING MY HUSBAND'S SIGNATURE (LATER I WAS TOLD HE WAS JUST KIDDING). THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR MY 3 CHILDREN. WHEN MOVING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, WE ARE IN DANGER OF A COLLISION IF THE ENGINE FAILS, AS IT OFTEN DOES. PLEASE F…

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130.9%
ODI 10040514

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

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42.1%
ODI 10070667 · 87,000 mi

I BOUGHT THIS 1997 FORD WINDSTAR IN MARCH OF 2003. THE VERY NEXT DAY I RETURNED TO THE INDEPENDENT CAR DEALER DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT. WITHIN A WEEK IT WAS ON AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY SAID IT WAS A FLUXATION IN THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT AND IT WAS MAKING THE LIGHT COME ON. THEY RESET IT. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER IT IS LOSING COOLANT SOMEWHERE AND RUNNING ROUGH, THEY CHECK IT AND NOW IT NEEDS 2 OUT OF 4 OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED IM TOLD. THEY PAY FOR IT IF THEY TRULY FIXED IT BECAUSE ABOUT…

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322.2%
ODI 10033260

I AM SEEKING ACTION TO ALLEVIATE THE COST OF MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH MY 1998 3.8L V6 FORD WINDSTAR GL. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, MY WINDSTAR HAS DISPLAYED REOCCURRING AND EXTENSIVE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN THE FRONT END, BRAKES, AND ENGINE THAT HAVE RESULTED INCREASING AMOUNTS OF TIME AND MONEY SPENT ON REPAIRS. FROM RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT OUR DIFFICULTIES ARE NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT, AND ARE IN FACT A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 1998 WINDSTAR, AND ARE THE SAME PROBLEMS FOUND IN THE 1995 WINDSTAR. THE MOST RECENT EVENT WAS T…

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765.0%
ODI 10046741 · 76,504 mi

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND MADE A TICKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTANTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC ARE WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

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1317.8%
ODI 10018008

WHEN THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKE THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TOT HE FLOOR. *NLM

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22313.2%
ODI 10018143

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVING TO THROW IT NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE.B PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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25919.1%
ODI 10009784

WHEN THE VEHICLES BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. *NLM *TS

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20913.8%
ODI 10039656

THERE IS A NOISE IN THE REAR BREAK DRUMS CAUSED BY MOISTURE. *MR THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE REAR BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO MOISTURE AND NOT TO WORRY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROBLEMATIC, AND THE REAR BRAKES HAD STARTED TO NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE REAR BRAKES WERE READJUSTED, AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ADDED. THE NOISE IN THE BRAKES HAD RETURNED. *SCC *JB

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Service Brakes
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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20.1%
ODI 10504408

WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM ROME GA TO CARTERSVILLE GA MY VAN MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND MY SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 TO 50 AND THEN MY BACK TIRES FELT FUNNY LIKE I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING BUT I KNOW I HAD NOT HIT ANY THING SO AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE EXIT THEN MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER I STOPPED AT A STATION I CHECKED MY BRAKE FLUID BUT IT WAS FULL, I CHECKED MY TIRES THEY WHERE GOOD BECAUSE THEY ARE NEW. WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD MY BREAKS & PLUGS CHECKED AND THEY ARE GOOD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THE ABS LIGHT IS STILL ON, WHILE DRIVING MY VAN STILL L…

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10.1%
ODI 10549528 · 152,000 mi

ABS LIGHT ON DASHBOARD COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER 5 MINUTES OF OPERATION LIGHT WILL COME ON, THEN STAY ON, BUT AFTER SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND START AGAIN LIGHT IS FFF AND COMES BACK ON AFTER FEW MINUTES OF TRAVEL. *TR

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00.0%

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70.5%
ODI 10493718 · 233,456 mi

BRAKE FLUID ALL LEAKS OUT WEAR HOLE IN BRAKE FLUID TUBE TO REAR BRAKES BETWEEN FRAME AND GAS TANK. CAUSING VIRTUALLY NO BRAKING POWER. DRIVERS SIDE NEAR REAR WHEEL. WOULD REQUIRE 200.00+ TO REPAIR. *TR

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724.7%
ODI 10464807 · 200,000 mi

SKIMMED TO A STOP,VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS,BRAKES TIED UP AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ADVISED SYSTEM WAS GOOD,NOW I READ YOU GUYS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAPPEN TO ME,PROVING ITS A DEFECT I WANT TO BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR A NEW FORD WINDFREE. *TR

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1247.4%
ODI 10458072 · 96,000 mi

AS IS TYPICAL WITH THE WINDSTAR, THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THUS, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS AND CRUISE. UNFORTUNATELY, FORD ALREADY HONORED THE RECALL (09S09) ON THIS VEHICLE. AT THAT TIME THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS NOT LEAKING SO THEY INSTALLED A WIRE HARNESS TO AVOID A FIRE WHEN IT DID START LEAKING. (WHY PUT ON A WIRE HARNESS? BECAUSE THEY KNEW THE SWITCH WAS GOING TO FAIL. WHY NOT JUST REPLACE THE SWITCH IN THE FIRST PLACE?) NOW FORD WILL NOT RE-OPEN THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AND FIX THE OTHER RELATED PROBLE…

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19311.4%
ODI 10458580 · 89,700 mi

THE BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. I CALLED RUSS MILNE FORD MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL, BUT WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE IT STATES IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $90 OR SO TO FIX IT. I HAVE ALREADY PUT A OVER $2000 IN REPAIRS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS ON THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE BEING IT IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF. *JS

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23317.2%
ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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29619.6%
ODI 10457210

MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN I CUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON. IT MAY COME BACK OR NOT UNTIL LATER WHILE DRIVING. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SEEM LOOSE. I SEE A POSSIBLE RECALL ON THE INTERNET FOR ABS AND BRAKE. IS THERE A RECALL FOR 2003 FORD WINDSTAR ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON? *JS

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14.2%
ODI 10462988 · 152,000 mi

PURCHASED THE CAR USED ON 5/26/12, DROVE AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND THE BREAK WARNING LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON, INDICATING ISSUES WITH ABS. TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULE (??) WAS CAUSING THE ISSUES. CAR DEALERSHIP AND WARRANTY COMPANY REFUSED TO COVER IT BECAUSE IT'S AN OPTIONAL SYSTEM. THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS BUT FOR SOME REASON MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED - IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN CANADA, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT EFFECTS RECALL INFORMATION. ON 6/12/12 DRIVING IN TO …

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00.0%

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Suspension
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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14.3%
ODI 10111739 · 143,000 mi

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY IT'S HAPPENING. ALSO, THE REAR WHEEL CYLINDERS ARE LEAKING. ALSO, THE BRAKE HOSES WERE REPLACED. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT KNOW ONE CAN SEEM TO REPAIR THE PROBLEMS. *NM THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES. REFER TO RECALL CAMPAIGN #02V101000. WHEN THE VAN WAS STARTED FOR A 5TH OR 6TH TIME, IT WOULD SPUDDER/BUBBLE …

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150.5%
ODI 10010475 · 70,000 mi

ABS LOCKS AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO FIX BRAKING ISSUE. TONE RINGS, STRUTS, SUSPENSION, FRONT BRAKES, REAR BRAKES, BEARINGS, CV JOINTS, MASTER CYLINDER, AMONG OTHER REPLACEMENTS. OVER BUMPS, SMALL HILLS, STRAIGHT ROADS, ANYTIME COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO STOP COMPLETELY. HAVE PUMPED BRAKES AND FOUND THAT BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD AND LOUD, STILL DOES NOT HELP TO STOP VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE AT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. BRAKE PEDAL ALSO KICKS BACK, SOMETIMES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, MAKES A LO…

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90.6%
ODI 10074121

VEHICLE HAD CONSTANT ENGINE PROBLEMS ALONG WITH OTHER PROBLEMS THAT SURFACED AND ENDED ITS LIFE CYCLE. *LA THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED COOLANT LEAKS, HARD STARTING, ELECTRICAL NOISES, RADIO NOISES, VIBRATION UPON ACCELERATION ALONG WITH THUMPING NOISES, ERRATIC DASH LIGHT ILLUMINATION, INTERMITTENT DOOR AJAR LIGHT, BEARING NOISE AND THE ENGINE BLEW OUT PREMATURELY. *SC *JB FROM A NORMAL SITTING POSITION THE CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. IT WASN'T UNTIL HE DROPPED SOMETHING ON THE FLOOR AND LOOKED UP THAT HE S…

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52.6%
ODI 10436452

I PURCHASED A 1997 FORD WINDSTAR AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COIL SPRINGS/SUSPENSION. (RECALL#01I00700) < I BELIEVE THIS IS THE RECALL #. LONG STORY SHORT MY FRONT TIRES ARE FLAT DOUE TO THE COIL SPRINGS. NONE OF THE DEALERS I TOOK IT TO ARE WILLING TO FIX THIS. THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL... PLEASE HELP ME BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY FORD WONT FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR

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553.8%
ODI 10001346

WHILE BRAKING THERE WAS A CLANKING NOISE IN FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD, FORD REPLACED SUBFRAME BUSHINGS AND TIE ROD ENDS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS. *AK

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825.4%
ODI 10068875 · 74,500 mi

TRANSMISSION IS PRIMARY ISSUE HAS SHIFTING PROBLEM AT LOW SPEED, HAS OVER 8 TSB ON THE ISSUE AND HAS NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED BUT STILL HAVE PROBLEM THE OTHER ISSUES ARE CLEARLY COMMON FOR THIS MODEL AS WELL, BUT THIS TRANSMISSIONAND FORDS LACK OF SUPPORT FROM THEIR SERVICE AND DEALERS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

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1297.7%
ODI 10070317 · 70,000 mi

I COMPLAINED OF A RATTLING NOISE SOUNDING LIKE CHAINS UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VAN , STARTING FROM 7,700 MILES TO THE PRESENT. EACH TIME TAKING IT IN AND BEING TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, TO THEM FIXING SOMETHING AND THE NOISE STILL BEING THERE. I STATED TO THEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT THE VAN WAS NOT RIDING RIGHT. I COMPLAINED OF A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL. AGAIN, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE BRAKES WHERE ALWAYS RUBBING AND THEY REPLACED THE PADS. I WAS TOLD SEMI-METALLIC PADS MAKE NOISES. THEY REPLACED THE C…

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18811.2%
ODI 10007355

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS ON 3 OCCASIONS.*JB

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17112.6%
ODI 10173041 · 4,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM 10 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, ALMOST GOING OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND RE-FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE SHIFTER WAS RE-ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INA…

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18412.2%
ODI 10033327 · 633 mi

I BOUGHT A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR ON JULY 7, 2003. SHORTLY AFTER I LEFT FOR PA, FOR VACATION. AFTER ONE WEEK AND A HALF ON WAS ON RT. 380 IN PA, AS I APPROCHED THE EXIT THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. I DID KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, I PRAYED AND GOT FOR THE EXIT. AT THE END OF THE EXIT I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, WALKED AROUND IT AND I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. SO I THOUGHT IF I COULD MAKE IT ONE MORE MILE TO THE GAS STATION I WOULD BE FINE. I WENT 8' AND I HEARD THIS NOISE. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THE WHEEL BROKE AWAY FROM THE WHEEL. MY BUMPER COUGHT THE WHEEL A…

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625.0%
ODI 10461065 · 141,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, GREY SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE BROKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 141,000.

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00.0%

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Vehicle Speed Control
133.3%
ODI 10294792 · 65,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD WINDSTAR. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HE NOTIFIED SIX DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED DEALERS TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR. HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO SCHEDULE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. EVENTUALLY HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER THAT WAS WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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842.5%
ODI 10066377 · 49,780 mi

SPEEDOMETER INOPERABLE ABOVE 45 MPH (BOUNCES AND GRINDING NOISES); OUTER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE (EXCEPT DRIVERS DOOR), KEY ONLY OPENS DRIVERS DOOR; DOOR AJAR SENSOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED. *AK

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634.5%
ODI 10007333

THE SPEEDOMETER MOVED ERRATICALLY AND MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY LEAVING CONSUMER UNSURE OF SPEED. SPEEDOMETER HAD TO BE REPLACED 2 TIMES. *TT *JB *TS

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189.4%
ODI 10003593

DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER UNITS IN 1997 FORD WINDSTARS.I HAVE HAD MY SPEEDOMETER REPLACED 3 TIMES AND IS IN NEED OF ANOTHER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSTARS AND THE TAURUS.YOU CAN NOT JUDGE HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE.ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU REPLACE THE UNIT AND IT KEEPS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED.CAN IT BE RECALLED?

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543.8%
ODI 10058692

ENGINE RAMPED UP BY ITSELF DURING HIGH-SPEED DRIVE. *JB

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785.1%
ODI 10008822

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE PUT GEAR INTO DRIVE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD WITH A SUDDEN THRUST, I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TAKEN IT TO ASHLEY FORD, 395 MT PLEASANT ST, NEW BEDFORD MA 02745, [phone removed], THIS LAST TIME 04-16-02 THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ORDERED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE IT IS SOMETHING ELSE OTHER THAN THE TRANSMISSION. ON 4-15-02 MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE GARAGE I PARKED IT FACING THE STREET AS I BACK IT INTO THE GARAGE AND WHEN I STARTED IT UP, PUT IT INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD NEAR…

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1056.3%
ODI 10001975

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. AS CONSUMER MERGED WHILE ACCELERATING IN THE PASSING GEAR, THE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH BUT RAPIDLY CLIMBING. CONSUMER TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING, WHICH MADE A LOUD MAXIMUM RPM ENGINE SOUND. THERE WAS A DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE PEDAL, AS IF THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, THE CONSUMER STOMPED THE PEDAL, BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP. THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES WENT OFF WITH THE ENGINE. (COASTING AT 85 MPH WITH NO BRAKES OR POWER STEERING) SCC *JB…

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1005.9%
ODI 10011746

AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEAL HAD TO BE INSTALLED, THE SEAT BUCKLES AND REAR WIPER MOTOR COVER WERE REPLACED, THE ABS FAILED, AND RIGHT BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD ILLUMINATED, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, SPEED SENSOR AND BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. *PH *JB RQ04011.*PCO

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1299.5%
ODI 10037948 · 18,000 mi

WHEN AT A STOP AND WITH FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE VEHICLE REVVED AND RPMS INCEASED. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTOFIED. *AK

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755.0%
ODI 10063339

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO MANEUVER ONCE THE ACCELERATION KICKED IN. APPLYING THE BRAKE DURING ACCELERATION WAS INEFFECTIVE. *AK THE AIR INTAKE CONTROL WAS REPLACED. *JB

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312.5%
ODI 10201596 · 86,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2004 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE GASKET WAS THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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00.0%

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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14.3%
ODI 805750

APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

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2768.3%
ODI 10010475 · 70,000 mi

ABS LOCKS AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 TRYING TO FIX BRAKING ISSUE. TONE RINGS, STRUTS, SUSPENSION, FRONT BRAKES, REAR BRAKES, BEARINGS, CV JOINTS, MASTER CYLINDER, AMONG OTHER REPLACEMENTS. OVER BUMPS, SMALL HILLS, STRAIGHT ROADS, ANYTIME COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO STOP COMPLETELY. HAVE PUMPED BRAKES AND FOUND THAT BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD AND LOUD, STILL DOES NOT HELP TO STOP VEHICLE. STEERING WHEEL FEELS LOOSE AT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. BRAKE PEDAL ALSO KICKS BACK, SOMETIMES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, MAKES A LO…

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1128.1%
ODI 10006946

THE LEFT FRONT EXCITOR RING OF THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. DUE TO A CRACK IN THE RING, WHICH ALLOWED THE RING TO SLIDE INWARD ON THE AXLE DISENGAGING FROM THE SENSOR. MY WIFE CAME TO THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM PREVENTED THE BRAKES FROM ENGAGING PROPERLY. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO METRO FORD IN RAYNHAM, MASS. THEY SAID THE RING IS MADE RIGHT ON THE AXLE AND CAN NOT BE REPLACED BY ITSELF. AND REPLACED THE AXLE WITH RING. THAT INFO PROVED TO BE A LIE AS OTHER FORD DEALERS I LATER C…

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105.2%
ODI 10088085

ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING ENGAGES DURING NORMAL DRY BRAKING. THIS CAUSES A LESSENING IN BRAKING JUST BEFORE A COMPLETE STOP. COULD CAUSE A COLLISION BY NOT STOPPING CAR WITHIN THE DISTANCE EXPECTED. *JB

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785.4%
ODI 10008346 · 35,000 mi

ABS SYSTEM IS CONSTANTLY MALFUNCTIONING, BRAKES GIVE OUT, TRACTION CONTROL IS TURNING OFF AND ON. DRIVERS SIDE LOCK DOES NOT WORK WITH ALARM REMOTE.*JB

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271.8%
ODI 10001133 · 53,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 35/40 MPH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS FAILED. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT CAUSE. THE PARTS REPLACED IS UNKNOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO APPEARED ON DASH. TS *JB

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321.9%
ODI 10004491 · 37,502 mi

CONSUMER TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE BAY BRIDGE. NAR 1-22-03 THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD ON 2 OCCASIONS IT WAS NORMAL. THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE RELAY. THE WINDSHIELD WASHER WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON, THE WASHER BOTTLE HAD TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERED WHILE BRAKING. *JB

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291.7%
ODI 10011746

AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SEAL HAD TO BE INSTALLED, THE SEAT BUCKLES AND REAR WIPER MOTOR COVER WERE REPLACED, THE ABS FAILED, AND RIGHT BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD ILLUMINATED, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, SPEED SENSOR AND BRAKE SENSOR FAILED. *PH *JB RQ04011.*PCO

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292.1%
ODI 10029477

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHTWILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK

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271.8%
ODI 10137869

EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM AND RED BRAKE LAMP ON AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. *JB

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Service Brakes, Hydraulic74,521–112,000 mi90,000 mi215
ODI 10038468 · 9,781 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH,THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD A DELAYED REACTION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL HEAD ON. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING. THE VEHICLE HAD RUN INTO THE CORNER OF THE FLOWER WALL OF THE STORES SIGN. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS SIMILAR, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE AT A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE REVVED, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE…

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ODI 10067220 · 61,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *AK

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ODI 10111227 · 30,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. DEALER CAN'T FIND ANY DEFECTS WITH THE BRAKES OR WHY THE LIGHT STAY ON.*AK SINCE PURCHASED VEHICLE ON AT LEAST 25-30 OCCASIONS THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL REMAIN ON WHEN STARTING CAR AND GOING IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY/GARAGE. WHEN HAND BRAKE NOT ENGAGED LIGHT STAYS ON. SQUEAL IS HEARD FROM REAR OFTEN, UNTIL STOPPING AND PUTTING IN DRIVE. STAYS ON FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET UNTIL STOPPING. *BF *NM

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Electrical System80,000–130,000 mi100,000 mi193
ODI 10008062 · 9,000 mi

ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, I ENGAGED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST BUTTON ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED, AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AFTER THAT, EVERY TIME THE SAME BUTTON WAS PUSHED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURRENCE, THE LAST TIME WAS IN APRIL, 2002 WHEN ENGAGING THE AIR CONDITIONER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB

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ODI 10129027 · 33,000 mi

DOOR LOCKS ARE ACTIVATED AND CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVE THEMSELVES, LOCKS OPEN AND CLOSE AND CHIMES FOR DOOR AJAR APPEARS ON INSTRUMENTATION PANEL. LIGHTS ON THE MIRRORS LUMINATE DUE TO CAR RECONGINIZING SYMTOM OF OPEN DOOR, DRAINING BATTERY. THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WHILE ON AN 8 HOUR DRIVE HOME FROM CANADA, WAS BROUGHT TO FORD, THEY CHANGED THE FRONT PASSENGENER SENSOR CLAIMING CAR WAS FIXED AFTER 2 DAYS IN THE SHOP. 5 DAYS LATER WHILE ENROUTE TO NC, THE SAME PROBLEM AROSE, LOCKS OPENING AND SHUTTIING AND CAR CHIMMING CONSTANTLY. CAR WAS FLAT…

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ODI 10130381 · 40,000 mi

TOTAL ELECTRICAL BREAK DOWN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THIS OCCURS AND WON'T STAY ON( ENGINE) BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE

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Service Brakes81,500–137,750 mi112,000 mi203
ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10460372 · 86,000 mi

ABS AND BRAKE FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. BRAKES STILL WORK, BUT THE ABS SYSTEM IS SOMETIME SHUT OFF. LIGHTS RESET AFTER A FEW WEEKS, BUT THEN COME ON AGAIN AT RANDOM TIMES NOT RELATED TO BRAKING. ABS CODE ARE NUMEROUS AND ALL HIT AT THE SAME TIME AS THE C1185 CODE. THE OTHER CODES ARE FOR THE INPUT AND OUTPUT VALVE FAILURE ON EACH WHEEL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW AND I SEE THAT MANY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT POINTS TO THE CONTROL MODULE AND POSSIBLY BAD CIRCUIT BOARD SOLDER JOINTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN…

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ODI 10463276 · 41,120 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHT AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN AND THE BRAKING PERFORMANCE DEGRADED AND THE BRAKING DISTANCE REQUIREMENT IS LONG. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. AS I UNDERSTAND, THE ISSUE IS THE DEFECTIVE SENSOR WITH THE SOLDIER DISTANCE EXPANDED DUE TO THE HEAT. *TR

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Suspension119,000–175,000 mi145,000 mi149
ODI 10173041 · 4,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM 10 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, ALMOST GOING OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND RE-FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE SHIFTER WAS RE-ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INA…

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ODI 10238475 · 70,000 mi

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR STARTED RIDING REALLY ROUGH. THE TIRES WERE CHECKED AND SEEMED TO BE FINE. THE BACK END OF THE VAN SEEMED TO BE RIDING VERY ROUGH AND MY MECHANIC THOUGH IT MIGHT BE A STRUT ISSUE. AS IT TURNS OUT, THE REAR AXLE BROKE COMPLETELY IN HALF WHILE MY FATHER IN LAW DROVE MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY. WHAT A SCARY EXPERIENCE. I'VE CHECKED ON THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AS WELL. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED. *TR

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ODI 10295853 · 108,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY REAR AXLE BEAM BROKE ON FORD WINDSTAR. NO WARNING OR CAR PROBLEM BEFORE INCIDENT. REAR AXLE REPLACED ,OLD PART AVAILABLE. NO ONE HIT US, WE DID NOT HIT ANYONE, ROAD WAS SMOOTH. *TR

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Vehicle Speed Control80,000–122,000 mi93,500 mi110
ODI 10037948 · 18,000 mi

WHEN AT A STOP AND WITH FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE VEHICLE REVVED AND RPMS INCEASED. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTOFIED. *AK

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ODI 10051841 · 8,000 mi

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE CONSUMER ALMOST INJURED HER SON. *SC *JB

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ODI 10118994 · 27,266 mi

WHILE PULLING INTO AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO TAKE OFF AND RAN INTO STEEL FRAME OF A DOOR, THE VEHICLE FRONT WHEEL WAS STILL SPINNING UNTIL THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOW TO THE DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *NM

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Suspension:Rear93,750–133,162 mi114,322 mi78
ODI 10275659 · 120,000 mi

2002 FORD WINDSTAR SE REAR AXEL SEVERED....BASED UPON MY RESEARCH MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2003. I ALSO CONTACTED SEVERAL FORD DEALER WHO HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SOLD AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF THESE REAR AXLES. PLEASE MAKE FORD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL ON THESE AXLES. THEY WILL NOT TAKE VOLUNTARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE PART. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS DEFECTIVE PART FAILS AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. YOU WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

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ODI 10281762 · 67,712 mi

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR WITH 67712 MILES. THE CAR STARTED MAKING METALLIC CREAKING NOISES FROM THE REAR END WHENEVER I MADE SHARP RIGHT HAND TURNS. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE REAR AXLE BEAM HAD A 2 INCH CRACK IN IT. I HAD TO HAVE MY MECHANIC REPLACE THE REAR AXLE. MY SEARCHES ON THE WEB REVEALED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON DEFECT WITH THE WINDSTARS. *TR

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ODI 10287031 · 98,740 mi

2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD A SUDDEN, CATASTROPHIC REAR AXLE FAILURE-A NEAR COMPLETE CRACK THROUGH THE AXLE CAUSING THE DRIVER'S REAR TIRE TO COLLAPSE INWARD, WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. THE REAR AXLE AND THE REAR TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE AXLE WAS 530.00, AND THE TIRE 100.00. THIS WAS WITH THE WORK DONE BY MY HUSBAND. THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE GOOD RUNNING CONDITION, HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY PROFESSIONALS. THE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 MILES AND THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIGHTLY USED, NO HEAVY LOADS, NO TOWING, JUST BASICALLY FOO…

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Service Brakes, Electric75,000–108,056 mi88,000 mi75
ODI 10185427 · 99,183 mi

I''M REPORTING THIS AS A FIRE HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD REPAIR, NOT NEGLECTED OR ABUSED. I LOCATED THE SOURCE IT WAS THE ABS MODULE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY UNTIL I COULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE DEALER. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE ABS MODULE HAD FAILED AND BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LAMPS OR FUSES BURNED. I QUESTIONED WHY THERE WAS NO WARNING AND SHOULDN''T THERE BEEN SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO PREVENT SUCH DAMAGE. I ASKED IF THERE WERE OTHER CASES …

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ODI 10228063 · 91,200 mi

IT APPEARS THAT I AM HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM AS OTHER FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS. I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR WHICH BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES. I HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE ANYTHING ON IT YET, BUT WOULD LIKE THIS LOOKED INTO FURTHER AS IT IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY FORD WINDSTAR OWNERS. *TR

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ODI 10234446 · 121,000 mi

POOR DESIGN, PLACING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER MASTER CYLINDER, FILLED WITH BRAKE FLUID. CAUSED INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MALFUNCTION, INCLUDING NO SPEEDOMETER, AND LEFT THE ABS & BRAKES WARNING LIGHT ON STEADY. THE CONNECTER THAT GOT WET FROM THE FLUID IS CHARRED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

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Power Train96,250–163,750 mi125,200 mi36
ODI 10240830 · 79,000 mi

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR VAN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT FIRST PRESSING AND HOLDING THE BRAKE. MY 2 YR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK BY SIMPLY PULLING ON THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER. THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR ROLLING DOWN A HILL AND SMASHING INTO A TREE WITH MY SON INSIDE. HE WAS NOT HURT. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS ACCORDING TO MY INSURANCE CO. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH FORD MOTOR CO BUT I ONLY GET GENERIC RESPONSES. MY INSURANCE CO IS …

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ODI 10327043 · 105,000 mi

I PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND PUT CAR IN PARK AND WENT INTO BACK OF MY WINDSTAR TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE AIRCONTIONING VENTS WERE WORKING PER THE REQUEST OF MY SON. I WAS BACK THERE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I GOT OUT AND WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE DRIVERS OPEN FRONT DOOR TO TURN OFF CAR. MY SON WAS IN BACK SEAT WITH HIS DOOR OPEN AND OUT OF SEAT BELT. WHILE STANDING NEXT TO OPEN DOOR MY CAR STARTED TO BACK OUT OF DRIVE WAY WHILE IT WAS IN PARK. I TRIED TO STOP IT WITH MY ARM BY TRYING TO JUMP INTO CAR TO TURN IT OFF SINCE MY SON WAS IN CAR. IT KEPT ROLLI…

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ODI 10335633 · 148,000 mi

I HEARD UNUSUAL NOISES FROM UNDERNEATH MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. I BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE REAR AXLE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS CRACKED. *TR

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-041None
ODI 11655566

Manufacture Recall # 09S09 NHTSA Recall # 09V399000 Instrument cluster has become faulty. Details listed below. Overdrive (O/D) light will randomly start flashing for no reason ABS will randomly engage Parking brake light will randomly turn on Speedometer with become sporadic Transmission has trouble shifting gears due to tachometer becoming sporadic Vehicle will randomly try to die/stall out at a prolonged stop or while coming to a stop, even after all charging components have been replaces i.e. battery, alternator, drive belt, and cables.

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2025-051None
ODI 11660690

Axle broke on rt side just underneath the bracket that ford installed for recall.i was only going 10mph when it happened no warning I was able to gain control and stop was towed into a shop not driveable if this seems to be a problem mine looked fine they must filled it up with expand foam I would think that would trap in more moisture but these are dangerous they should all be fixed or bought back from the customer

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2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-021None
ODI 11720212 · 108,000 mi

The contact owns a 2002 Ford Windstar. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 11V030000 (STRUCTURE) and 15V608000 (SUSPENSION). The contact stated that while approaching a traffic signal and driving slowly, the vehicle shook, and the engine shifted. The contact stated that the engine shifted to the right. In addition, the contact lost control of the steering wheel. The contact stated that the RPMs became elevated. The contact pulled over into a parking lot and turned off the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle, and up…

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2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 24 reports

2004: 4 complaints · 2005: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2004114
2005000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
20042400
2005100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentService Brakes, HydraulicElectrical SystemService BrakesSuspensionVehicle Speed ControlSuspension:RearService Brakes, ElectricPower Train
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ODI 10226532 · 98,500 mi

2002 FORD WINDSTAR WITH INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL, ODOMETER, A/C TEMP. CONTROL, ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON AND OTHER RELATED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND I HAVE NO DOUBT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THOUSANDS OF OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS ARE WITH A CONTAMINATED "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH". IS FORD TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND PROVIDING A FIX - WITHOUT CHARGE??? *TR

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ODI 10228676 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WE PURCHASED 2 YRS AGO, ...MORNING AFTER DELIVERY BATTERY WAS DEAD, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID SHOULD BE FINE. OCCASIONALLY STILL DIES AND HAS TO BE CHARGED, ALTERNATOR & BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID (AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH) AND CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS ON THE GROUND. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED VEHICL…

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ODI 10230290

ON JUNE 8, 2008, OUR 2002 WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: ABS LIGHT WENT RED: BRAKE RED LIGHT WENT ON. SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ALL WILL REQUIRE REPAIR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, CRASH OR BREAK DOWN. *TR

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ODI 10468582 · 150,000 mi

AT TIMES WHEN IS COL,D THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT GETS HOT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE ABS FAILS TO WORK. CODE C1185 ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAILURE. I GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND THE ROAD WAS WET AND THE VAN SKIDDED , THE ABS DID NOT WORK. NO ONE WAS HURT AND I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT FORD OWNERS ARE HAVING. I DON'T KNOW IF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD ALL THE OTHER RECALLS DONE, LIKE THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) AND THE REAR FRAME WELDS THAT ARE BREAKING UP ON T…

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ODI 10228676 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WE PURCHASED 2 YRS AGO, ...MORNING AFTER DELIVERY BATTERY WAS DEAD, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID SHOULD BE FINE. OCCASIONALLY STILL DIES AND HAS TO BE CHARGED, ALTERNATOR & BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID (AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH) AND CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS ON THE GROUND. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED VEHICL…

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ODI 10230290

ON JUNE 8, 2008, OUR 2002 WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: ABS LIGHT WENT RED: BRAKE RED LIGHT WENT ON. SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ALL WILL REQUIRE REPAIR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, CRASH OR BREAK DOWN. *TR

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ODI 10231387

I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR AND I AM HAVING THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM AND SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. *TR

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ODI 10367160

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REOCCURRED SIX MONTHS LATER AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT PAID THE COST FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE FOR THE ONE RADIATOR REPLACEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE FRONT …

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ODI 10239735 · 76,208 mi

VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON,ABS , BRAKE LIGHT , ODOMETER READING DASHES ONLY AND OVERDRIVE LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS AND PINPOINT TEST BY FORD FOUND THAT THE FUSE BLOWN DUE TO THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKING FLUID THROUGH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO AND MELTING THE SERVO. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. TESTED AGAIN BY FORD DEALER, THEY SAID IT'S A FAULTY ECU MODULE. *TR

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ODI 10336911 · 122,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT (RED) AND ABS BRAKE LIGHTS (YELLOW) STAY ON. I WENT TO REPLACE FUSE #10 AND IT KEEPS BLOWING OUT. SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DO NOT FUNCTION. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. A/C DOES NOT WORK. THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTS AND CONTINUES TO BLINK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE 09S09H RECALL AND IT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. ALL ISSUES SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 'LEAKER' SCDS THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE…

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Electrical System
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ODI 10226532 · 98,500 mi

2002 FORD WINDSTAR WITH INOPERABLE CRUISE CONTROL, ODOMETER, A/C TEMP. CONTROL, ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON AND OTHER RELATED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. VEHICLE IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND I HAVE NO DOUBT I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THOUSANDS OF OTHER WINDSTAR OWNERS ARE WITH A CONTAMINATED "BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH". IS FORD TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND PROVIDING A FIX - WITHOUT CHARGE??? *TR

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ODI 10228676 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WE PURCHASED 2 YRS AGO, ...MORNING AFTER DELIVERY BATTERY WAS DEAD, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID SHOULD BE FINE. OCCASIONALLY STILL DIES AND HAS TO BE CHARGED, ALTERNATOR & BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID (AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH) AND CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS ON THE GROUND. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED VEHICL…

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ODI 10230290

ON JUNE 8, 2008, OUR 2002 WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: ABS LIGHT WENT RED: BRAKE RED LIGHT WENT ON. SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ALL WILL REQUIRE REPAIR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, CRASH OR BREAK DOWN. *TR

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10464820 · 119,000 mi

AT DRIVE-THROUGH, RADIO SUDDENLY QUIT, AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON, VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULSATE AND SURGE. PULLED OVER AND SHUT VAN OFF, WOULD NOT RESTART, LIGHTS AND HAZARDS BEGAN FLASHING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. RETRIED IGNITION, LIGHTS AND HAZARDS WENT OFF, VAN COMPLETELY DIED. INFORMED TO REPLACE BATTERY, HAD BATTERY TESTED, IT WAS FINE. REPLACED BATTERY, FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS TO RESET COMPUTER AFTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT. HAD TO DRIVE VAN 10 MILES TO COMPLETE, DURING WHICH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, H…

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ODI 10466946 · 90,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND MAIN BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD AND I ASKED THEM IF THE KNEW WHY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. I THEN ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID YES BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES. *TR

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ODI 10468582 · 150,000 mi

AT TIMES WHEN IS COL,D THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT GETS HOT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE ABS FAILS TO WORK. CODE C1185 ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAILURE. I GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND THE ROAD WAS WET AND THE VAN SKIDDED , THE ABS DID NOT WORK. NO ONE WAS HURT AND I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT FORD OWNERS ARE HAVING. I DON'T KNOW IF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD ALL THE OTHER RECALLS DONE, LIKE THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) AND THE REAR FRAME WELDS THAT ARE BREAKING UP ON T…

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ODI 10512838 · 204,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH FOR SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE REAR AXLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRACTURED AXLE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIR CONDITIONING LINE, SPEEDOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 204,000. KMJ

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ODI 10228676 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WE PURCHASED 2 YRS AGO, ...MORNING AFTER DELIVERY BATTERY WAS DEAD, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID SHOULD BE FINE. OCCASIONALLY STILL DIES AND HAS TO BE CHARGED, ALTERNATOR & BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID (AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH) AND CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS ON THE GROUND. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED VEHICL…

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ODI 10230290

ON JUNE 8, 2008, OUR 2002 WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: ABS LIGHT WENT RED: BRAKE RED LIGHT WENT ON. SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ALL WILL REQUIRE REPAIR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, CRASH OR BREAK DOWN. *TR

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ODI 10245539 · 100,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE CANCELLATION SWITCH ON A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SMOKING AND BLOWING FUSE #10. *TR

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ODI 10234446 · 121,000 mi

POOR DESIGN, PLACING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER MASTER CYLINDER, FILLED WITH BRAKE FLUID. CAUSED INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MALFUNCTION, INCLUDING NO SPEEDOMETER, AND LEFT THE ABS & BRAKES WARNING LIGHT ON STEADY. THE CONNECTER THAT GOT WET FROM THE FLUID IS CHARRED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

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ODI 10245112 · 140,000 mi

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND HAVING NO SPEEDOMETER OR ODOMETER READING. WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. REPLACED FUSES AND THEY WILL BLOW SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING. HAD SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER VAN. LIGHT ON DAILY AND SMOKE WAS WHEN FUSE WAS REPLACED. REMOVED FUSE AND LEFT OUT AND SMOKE AND SMELL STOPPED. CONSEQUENCES IF POSSIBLE FIRE AND NOT KNOWING CORRECT SPEED AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WE HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE FUSES AND SEE WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM. CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ALL REP…

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ODI 10252761 · 124,000 mi

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS ILLUMINATED BOTH THE RED BRAKELIGHT AND YELLOW ABS LIGHTS. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATION EA08021. NO SIGN OF BRAKE FLUID BELOW BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. SEEMS TO BE LINKED WITH EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE - ON DAYS THAT ARE WARM, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. ON DAYS THAT ARE COLD, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE ILLUMINATED.*TR

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10521173

TRANSMISSION LIGHT IN DASH HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS NOW. LOCAL DEALERS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THEY TAKE MY MONEY AND DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. ABS LIGHT IS ON. PARTS WERE BOUGHT AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITH IN A YEAR LIGHT BACK ON. CRUISE CONTROL CUT OUT REPLACED TWICE. DEALER CANT FIGURE THESE PROBLEMS OUT BUT IF ENOUGH OF YOUR OWN RESEARCH IS DONE THERE ARE WAYS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. EVEN IF THE DEALER CAN'T FRONT FRAME MOUNTS ARE RUSTING SO BAD YOU CAN PULL IT APART WITH YOUR HANDS CERTIFIED SAFE FROM DEALER. *TR

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ODI 10523927 · 97,000 mi

WE BOUGHT OUR VAN IN MARCH 2012. BY APRIL 2012 WE BEGAN NOTICING PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING. IT SHIFTS HARD. THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING IN MAY 2012. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FOR THE ABS AND BRAKES ARE ALWAYS ON. THE BRAKES ARE NOT VERY GOOD AND THE PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED HARD TO GET THE VAN TO STOP. OUR BIGGEST ISSUE IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC AT AAMCO WOULD NOT EVEN CHANGE THE FLUID BECAUSE IF HE CHANGED THE FLUID THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SHIFT. I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS BUT I DO KNOW THAT MY VAN IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR…

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10464820 · 119,000 mi

AT DRIVE-THROUGH, RADIO SUDDENLY QUIT, AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL CAME ON, VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULSATE AND SURGE. PULLED OVER AND SHUT VAN OFF, WOULD NOT RESTART, LIGHTS AND HAZARDS BEGAN FLASHING AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. RETRIED IGNITION, LIGHTS AND HAZARDS WENT OFF, VAN COMPLETELY DIED. INFORMED TO REPLACE BATTERY, HAD BATTERY TESTED, IT WAS FINE. REPLACED BATTERY, FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS TO RESET COMPUTER AFTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT. HAD TO DRIVE VAN 10 MILES TO COMPLETE, DURING WHICH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, H…

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ODI 10466946 · 90,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND MAIN BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD AND I ASKED THEM IF THE KNEW WHY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. I THEN ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID YES BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES. *TR

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ODI 10475079

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. GARAGE CAN'T TELL THE EXACT CAUSE. THE BOOSTER ARM BUSTED, KEEPING THE BRAKES ENGAGED AS DRIVEN. THE BOOSTER ARM WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. I RESET IT, AND THEY REAPPEAR AFTER A SHORT TIME. I NOW SMELL THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. I'VE HAD ENGINE REPLACED AT 101,000 MILES, TWO TRANSMISSIONS, MULTIPLE BRAKE JOBS, REAR AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT TIE RODS REPAIRED. THE ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE PARTIALLY COMPLETED.…

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ODI 10551402 · 140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE REAR OR THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED DUE TO RUST AND THE ABS MASTER RELAY SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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ODI 10596983 · 119,000 mi

I LOST CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS DRIVING I HIT A POTHOLE AND MY CAR WHEN ITS OWN WAY I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL FROM JUST GIVING BIRTH TWO DAY EARLIER AND I KEPT HEARING A WEIRD NOISE SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *TR

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10466946 · 90,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND MAIN BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD AND I ASKED THEM IF THE KNEW WHY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. I THEN ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID YES BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES. *TR

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ODI 10469536 · 53,206 mi

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON.

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10473914 · 88,000 mi

ABS BRAKE LIGHTS ON, AFTER RESEARCH, ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FAULTY ABS MODULES. SUBFRAME IS ROTTING OUT WITH THE MOUNTING POINTS OF THE SUBFRAME PEELING AWAY. O/D LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER RESEARCH, COMMON PROBLEM POINTS BACK TO A BAD VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR. MILEAGE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. FAULTY HARD LINES FOR REAR HEATING. MULTIPLE CRACKS IN LINES CAUSE RADIATOR FLUID LOSS. VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM, LOOKED AT 10-15 WINDSTARS IN PULL-A-PARTS LOT, ALL WITH FAULTY HARD LINES. *TR

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ODI 10475079

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. GARAGE CAN'T TELL THE EXACT CAUSE. THE BOOSTER ARM BUSTED, KEEPING THE BRAKES ENGAGED AS DRIVEN. THE BOOSTER ARM WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. I RESET IT, AND THEY REAPPEAR AFTER A SHORT TIME. I NOW SMELL THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. I'VE HAD ENGINE REPLACED AT 101,000 MILES, TWO TRANSMISSIONS, MULTIPLE BRAKE JOBS, REAR AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT TIE RODS REPAIRED. THE ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE PARTIALLY COMPLETED.…

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ODI 10468582 · 150,000 mi

AT TIMES WHEN IS COL,D THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT GETS HOT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE ABS FAILS TO WORK. CODE C1185 ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAILURE. I GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND THE ROAD WAS WET AND THE VAN SKIDDED , THE ABS DID NOT WORK. NO ONE WAS HURT AND I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT FORD OWNERS ARE HAVING. I DON'T KNOW IF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD ALL THE OTHER RECALLS DONE, LIKE THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) AND THE REAR FRAME WELDS THAT ARE BREAKING UP ON T…

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ODI 10468582 · 150,000 mi

AT TIMES WHEN IS COL,D THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT GETS HOT THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND THE ABS FAILS TO WORK. CODE C1185 ABS POWER RELAY OUTPUT CIRCUIT FAILURE. I GOT TO A STOP SIGN AND THE ROAD WAS WET AND THE VAN SKIDDED , THE ABS DID NOT WORK. NO ONE WAS HURT AND I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT FORD OWNERS ARE HAVING. I DON'T KNOW IF MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAD ALL THE OTHER RECALLS DONE, LIKE THE BRAKE PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DEACTIVATION SWITCH (SCDS) AND THE REAR FRAME WELDS THAT ARE BREAKING UP ON T…

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ODI 10512838 · 204,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND DROVE THE VEHICLE INTO A DITCH FOR SAFETY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE REAR AXLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRACTURED AXLE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE AIR CONDITIONING LINE, SPEEDOMETER AND CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 204,000. KMJ

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ODI 10475079

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. GARAGE CAN'T TELL THE EXACT CAUSE. THE BOOSTER ARM BUSTED, KEEPING THE BRAKES ENGAGED AS DRIVEN. THE BOOSTER ARM WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. I RESET IT, AND THEY REAPPEAR AFTER A SHORT TIME. I NOW SMELL THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. I'VE HAD ENGINE REPLACED AT 101,000 MILES, TWO TRANSMISSIONS, MULTIPLE BRAKE JOBS, REAR AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT TIE RODS REPAIRED. THE ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE PARTIALLY COMPLETED.…

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ODI 10551402 · 140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE REAR OR THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED DUE TO RUST AND THE ABS MASTER RELAY SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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ODI 10596983 · 119,000 mi

I LOST CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS DRIVING I HIT A POTHOLE AND MY CAR WHEN ITS OWN WAY I WAS COMING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL FROM JUST GIVING BIRTH TWO DAY EARLIER AND I KEPT HEARING A WEIRD NOISE SO I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *TR

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ODI 10173041 · 4,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM 10 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, ALMOST GOING OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND RE-FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE SHIFTER WAS RE-ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INA…

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ODI 10331123 · 106,000 mi

2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING ON THRUWAY 390 IN CORNING NEW YORK. I NOTICED A SHANK IN BACK END OF VAN AND SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT OFF THE THRUWAY THE TIRES COMPLETELY BLEW OUT AND LOCKED UP. AT 65 M.P.H. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF THRUWAY AND REAR BACK AXLE WAS SNAPPED IN HALF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND ORDERED NEW PARTS. I HAVE ALL THE OLD PARTS CALL FORD THEY NEVER HEAD OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

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ODI 11182242 · 113,643 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED IN HALF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DORIAN FORD (35900 GRATIOT AVE, CLINTON TWP, MI 48035, [phone removed]) IN 2016 FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE BRACKETS FOR THE REAR AXLE. THE DEALER CONFIRM…

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ODI 10475079

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. GARAGE CAN'T TELL THE EXACT CAUSE. THE BOOSTER ARM BUSTED, KEEPING THE BRAKES ENGAGED AS DRIVEN. THE BOOSTER ARM WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. I RESET IT, AND THEY REAPPEAR AFTER A SHORT TIME. I NOW SMELL THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. I'VE HAD ENGINE REPLACED AT 101,000 MILES, TWO TRANSMISSIONS, MULTIPLE BRAKE JOBS, REAR AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT TIE RODS REPAIRED. THE ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE PARTIALLY COMPLETED.…

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ODI 10532189

2002 FORD WINDSTAR AXLE REPAIR FAILED. GOLF MILL FORD IN NILES, IL REPAIRED MY FORD WINDSTAR IN LATE 2010 AFTER INSPECTING IT. GOLF MILL DECIDED TO PATCH AND NOT REPLACE THE AXLE. ON JULY 6 THE TIRE KICKED OUT AND STARTED TO SLIDE IN PATCH BRACKET. I CALLED FORD AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE TO ORIGINAL DEALER WHO DONE REPAIRED AND TO KEEP ALL RECEIPTS FOR WORK DONE FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT. DEALER LOOKED AT AXLE AND SAID THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR FIELD PROBLEMS AND FORD HAS BEEN REPLACING THE AXLE AND REPAIRED HAD INTERNAL CODE STATING THEY…

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ODI 10554140 · 123,000 mi

DRIVEN HEARD A SNAP STOP AND LOOK IT WAS REAR AXEL CRACKED. *TR

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ODI 10228676 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WE PURCHASED 2 YRS AGO, ...MORNING AFTER DELIVERY BATTERY WAS DEAD, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID SHOULD BE FINE. OCCASIONALLY STILL DIES AND HAS TO BE CHARGED, ALTERNATOR & BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID (AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH) AND CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS ON THE GROUND. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED VEHICL…

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ODI 10230290

ON JUNE 8, 2008, OUR 2002 WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: ABS LIGHT WENT RED: BRAKE RED LIGHT WENT ON. SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ALL WILL REQUIRE REPAIR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, CRASH OR BREAK DOWN. *TR

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ODI 10231387

I OWN A FORD WINDSTAR AND I AM HAVING THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM AND SPEED CONTROL PROBLEM. *TR

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ODI 10228676 · 80,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR THAT WE PURCHASED 2 YRS AGO, ...MORNING AFTER DELIVERY BATTERY WAS DEAD, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID SHOULD BE FINE. OCCASIONALLY STILL DIES AND HAS TO BE CHARGED, ALTERNATOR & BATTERY CHECK OUT FINE. THE MOST DANGEROUS PROBLEM IS THAT THE ABS LIGHT IS ON AND ABS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TO ADD BRAKE FLUID (AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH) AND CAN NOT FIND ANY LEAKS ON THE GROUND. HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THE DEALERSHIP HOOKED VEHICL…

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ODI 10230290

ON JUNE 8, 2008, OUR 2002 WINDSTAR EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: ABS LIGHT WENT RED: BRAKE RED LIGHT WENT ON. SPEEDOMETER, AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. ALL WILL REQUIRE REPAIR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE, CRASH OR BREAK DOWN. *TR

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ODI 10245539 · 100,000 mi

CRUISE CONTROL BRAKE CANCELLATION SWITCH ON A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR SMOKING AND BLOWING FUSE #10. *TR

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10466946 · 90,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I IMMEDIATELY HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT AND MAIN BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD AND I ASKED THEM IF THE KNEW WHY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW. I THEN ASKED IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID YES BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES. *TR

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ODI 10469536 · 53,206 mi

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON.

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ODI 10173041 · 4,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BRAKING FROM 10 MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, ALMOST GOING OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE SLIDING DOOR WAS CLOSED. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE PCM AND RE-FILLED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE SHIFTER WAS RE-ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INA…

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ODI 10240493 · 95,000 mi

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE/CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID TO FALL INTO AND CAUSE FAILURE OF ABS MODULE. I AM AWARE THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD THAT CAN HAPPEN EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. PLEASE ACT! *TR

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ODI 10259193 · 54,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND THE "E" BRAKE LIGHT STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ANY LONGER SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED. *TR

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ODI 10259232 · 75,000 mi

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON ALL THE TIME IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. UNDERSTAND IT TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE BRAKING MODULE - ALUMINUM HOUSING EXPANDING WHEN WARM. NO PROBLEM IN COLDER WEATHER. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM NOT ACTIVE WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. NO PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF COST AND AFTER SEEING HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL IT APPEARS TO BE POSSIBLE RECALL ALONG WITH FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING FIRES. *TR

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ODI 10336911 · 122,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT (RED) AND ABS BRAKE LIGHTS (YELLOW) STAY ON. I WENT TO REPLACE FUSE #10 AND IT KEEPS BLOWING OUT. SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DO NOT FUNCTION. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. A/C DOES NOT WORK. THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTS AND CONTINUES TO BLINK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE 09S09H RECALL AND IT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. ALL ISSUES SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 'LEAKER' SCDS THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE…

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10509864 · 192,000 mi

ABS LIGHT START FLASHING, LOSE CRUISE CONTROL, THEN OVER DRIVE STARTED FLASHING ON THE VAN, CUT OFF O/D LIGHT STILL FLASHING. *TR

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Suspension:Rear
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ODI 10367160

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE REOCCURRED SIX MONTHS LATER AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WERE REPLACED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT PAID THE COST FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE FOR THE ONE RADIATOR REPLACEMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE FRONT …

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ODI 10331123 · 106,000 mi

2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING ON THRUWAY 390 IN CORNING NEW YORK. I NOTICED A SHANK IN BACK END OF VAN AND SMELLED RUBBER BURNING. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT OFF THE THRUWAY THE TIRES COMPLETELY BLEW OUT AND LOCKED UP. AT 65 M.P.H. PULLED OFF TO SIDE OF THRUWAY AND REAR BACK AXLE WAS SNAPPED IN HALF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED HOME AND ORDERED NEW PARTS. I HAVE ALL THE OLD PARTS CALL FORD THEY NEVER HEAD OF THIS HAPPENING. *TR

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ODI 11182242 · 113,643 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE CONTACT TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT DROVE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED IN HALF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DORIAN FORD (35900 GRATIOT AVE, CLINTON TWP, MI 48035, [phone removed]) IN 2016 FOR AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR REGARDING THE BRACKETS FOR THE REAR AXLE. THE DEALER CONFIRM…

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ODI 10239735 · 76,208 mi

VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON,ABS , BRAKE LIGHT , ODOMETER READING DASHES ONLY AND OVERDRIVE LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS AND PINPOINT TEST BY FORD FOUND THAT THE FUSE BLOWN DUE TO THE BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH LEAKING FLUID THROUGH THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE SPEED CONTROL SERVO AND MELTING THE SERVO. TWO DAYS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AGAIN. TESTED AGAIN BY FORD DEALER, THEY SAID IT'S A FAULTY ECU MODULE. *TR

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ODI 10234446 · 121,000 mi

POOR DESIGN, PLACING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNDER MASTER CYLINDER, FILLED WITH BRAKE FLUID. CAUSED INSTRUMENT PANEL TO MALFUNCTION, INCLUDING NO SPEEDOMETER, AND LEFT THE ABS & BRAKES WARNING LIGHT ON STEADY. THE CONNECTER THAT GOT WET FROM THE FLUID IS CHARRED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

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ODI 10245112 · 140,000 mi

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND HAVING NO SPEEDOMETER OR ODOMETER READING. WHEN VEHICLE WARMS UP THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. REPLACED FUSES AND THEY WILL BLOW SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING. HAD SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL FROM UNDER VAN. LIGHT ON DAILY AND SMOKE WAS WHEN FUSE WAS REPLACED. REMOVED FUSE AND LEFT OUT AND SMOKE AND SMELL STOPPED. CONSEQUENCES IF POSSIBLE FIRE AND NOT KNOWING CORRECT SPEED AND CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WE HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE FUSES AND SEE WHAT IS CAUSING PROBLEM. CAN'T AFFORD TO DO ALL REP…

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ODI 10252761 · 124,000 mi

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR LX INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS ILLUMINATED BOTH THE RED BRAKELIGHT AND YELLOW ABS LIGHTS. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH NHTSA INVESTIGATION EA08021. NO SIGN OF BRAKE FLUID BELOW BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. SEEMS TO BE LINKED WITH EXTERIOR TEMPERATURE - ON DAYS THAT ARE WARM, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. ON DAYS THAT ARE COLD, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE ILLUMINATED.*TR

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ODI 10240493 · 95,000 mi

FAILURE OF THE BRAKE/CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED LEAKING BRAKE FLUID TO FALL INTO AND CAUSE FAILURE OF ABS MODULE. I AM AWARE THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD THAT CAN HAPPEN EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. PLEASE ACT! *TR

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ODI 10259193 · 54,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND THE "E" BRAKE LIGHT STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK ANY LONGER SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED. *TR

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ODI 10259232 · 75,000 mi

2002 FORD WINDSTAR - ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON ALL THE TIME IN WARMER TEMPERATURES. UNDERSTAND IT TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE BRAKING MODULE - ALUMINUM HOUSING EXPANDING WHEN WARM. NO PROBLEM IN COLDER WEATHER. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM NOT ACTIVE WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON. NO PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF COST AND AFTER SEEING HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL IT APPEARS TO BE POSSIBLE RECALL ALONG WITH FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING FIRES. *TR

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Power Train
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ODI 10336911 · 122,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT (RED) AND ABS BRAKE LIGHTS (YELLOW) STAY ON. I WENT TO REPLACE FUSE #10 AND IT KEEPS BLOWING OUT. SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DO NOT FUNCTION. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. A/C DOES NOT WORK. THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTS AND CONTINUES TO BLINK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE 09S09H RECALL AND IT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. ALL ISSUES SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 'LEAKER' SCDS THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE…

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10521173

TRANSMISSION LIGHT IN DASH HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS NOW. LOCAL DEALERS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THEY TAKE MY MONEY AND DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. ABS LIGHT IS ON. PARTS WERE BOUGHT AND REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITH IN A YEAR LIGHT BACK ON. CRUISE CONTROL CUT OUT REPLACED TWICE. DEALER CANT FIGURE THESE PROBLEMS OUT BUT IF ENOUGH OF YOUR OWN RESEARCH IS DONE THERE ARE WAYS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. EVEN IF THE DEALER CAN'T FRONT FRAME MOUNTS ARE RUSTING SO BAD YOU CAN PULL IT APART WITH YOUR HANDS CERTIFIED SAFE FROM DEALER. *TR

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ODI 10523927 · 97,000 mi

WE BOUGHT OUR VAN IN MARCH 2012. BY APRIL 2012 WE BEGAN NOTICING PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING. IT SHIFTS HARD. THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING IN MAY 2012. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FOR THE ABS AND BRAKES ARE ALWAYS ON. THE BRAKES ARE NOT VERY GOOD AND THE PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED HARD TO GET THE VAN TO STOP. OUR BIGGEST ISSUE IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC AT AAMCO WOULD NOT EVEN CHANGE THE FLUID BECAUSE IF HE CHANGED THE FLUID THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SHIFT. I DON'T KNOW THE DETAILS BUT I DO KNOW THAT MY VAN IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR…

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10473914 · 88,000 mi

ABS BRAKE LIGHTS ON, AFTER RESEARCH, ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FAULTY ABS MODULES. SUBFRAME IS ROTTING OUT WITH THE MOUNTING POINTS OF THE SUBFRAME PEELING AWAY. O/D LIGHT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY, AFTER RESEARCH, COMMON PROBLEM POINTS BACK TO A BAD VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR. MILEAGE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A FACTOR. FAULTY HARD LINES FOR REAR HEATING. MULTIPLE CRACKS IN LINES CAUSE RADIATOR FLUID LOSS. VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM, LOOKED AT 10-15 WINDSTARS IN PULL-A-PARTS LOT, ALL WITH FAULTY HARD LINES. *TR

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ODI 10475079

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. GARAGE CAN'T TELL THE EXACT CAUSE. THE BOOSTER ARM BUSTED, KEEPING THE BRAKES ENGAGED AS DRIVEN. THE BOOSTER ARM WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. I RESET IT, AND THEY REAPPEAR AFTER A SHORT TIME. I NOW SMELL THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. I'VE HAD ENGINE REPLACED AT 101,000 MILES, TWO TRANSMISSIONS, MULTIPLE BRAKE JOBS, REAR AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT TIE RODS REPAIRED. THE ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE PARTIALLY COMPLETED.…

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ODI 10475079

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. GARAGE CAN'T TELL THE EXACT CAUSE. THE BOOSTER ARM BUSTED, KEEPING THE BRAKES ENGAGED AS DRIVEN. THE BOOSTER ARM WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. I RESET IT, AND THEY REAPPEAR AFTER A SHORT TIME. I NOW SMELL THE BRAKES WHEN APPLIED. I'VE HAD ENGINE REPLACED AT 101,000 MILES, TWO TRANSMISSIONS, MULTIPLE BRAKE JOBS, REAR AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT AXLE REPAIRED, FRONT TIE RODS REPAIRED. THE ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE PARTIALLY COMPLETED.…

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ODI 10532189

2002 FORD WINDSTAR AXLE REPAIR FAILED. GOLF MILL FORD IN NILES, IL REPAIRED MY FORD WINDSTAR IN LATE 2010 AFTER INSPECTING IT. GOLF MILL DECIDED TO PATCH AND NOT REPLACE THE AXLE. ON JULY 6 THE TIRE KICKED OUT AND STARTED TO SLIDE IN PATCH BRACKET. I CALLED FORD AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE TO ORIGINAL DEALER WHO DONE REPAIRED AND TO KEEP ALL RECEIPTS FOR WORK DONE FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT. DEALER LOOKED AT AXLE AND SAID THEY HAVE HAD SIMILAR FIELD PROBLEMS AND FORD HAS BEEN REPLACING THE AXLE AND REPAIRED HAD INTERNAL CODE STATING THEY…

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ODI 10554140 · 123,000 mi

DRIVEN HEARD A SNAP STOP AND LOOK IT WAS REAR AXEL CRACKED. *TR

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ODI 10336911 · 122,000 mi

BRAKE LIGHT (RED) AND ABS BRAKE LIGHTS (YELLOW) STAY ON. I WENT TO REPLACE FUSE #10 AND IT KEEPS BLOWING OUT. SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER DO NOT FUNCTION. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. A/C DOES NOT WORK. THE O/D LIGHT FLASHES AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTS AND CONTINUES TO BLINK UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY TO HAVE THEM PERFORM THE 09S09H RECALL AND IT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. ALL ISSUES SEEM TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS 'LEAKER' SCDS THAT WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE…

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ODI 10460259 · 94,000 mi

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. ACCORDING TO FORD ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BUT HERE IS A LIST OF THE ISSUES WITH THE VAN: ABS LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, VAN HAS NO CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL, AND LAST FRIDAY I COULD NOT PUT THE VAN IN GEAR. AFTER THE FORD DEALERSHIP "REPAIRED" THE SOLENOID FOR THE VAN NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS. THIS VAN IS LESS THAN SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HAVE SEEN THAT SOME OF THE RECALLS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE…

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ODI 10509864 · 192,000 mi

ABS LIGHT START FLASHING, LOSE CRUISE CONTROL, THEN OVER DRIVE STARTED FLASHING ON THE VAN, CUT OFF O/D LIGHT STILL FLASHING. *TR

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

7 patterns with matching reports.

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

142 mentions · 10.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,000 mi (125 usable records).

ODI 10032356 · 900 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE BUT FOUND NO PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS IN A SEVERE FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 30/35 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *PH DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WERE NOTIFIED. NO ONE FROM FORD WOULD SEND SOMEONE OUT TO COLLECT INFORMATION FROM THE COLLISION BOX. THEY STATED FOR THE CONSUMER TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED SO THEY COULD CHECK THE AIR BAGS AGAIN. VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $10,000. WORTH OF FRONT E…

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ODI 10081541 · 41,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD UPPER AND LOWER GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED 13000 MILES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO ALSO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN WHICH THE FAILURE CODES WERE 171 AND 174 . THE MECHANIC CHANGED 4 02 SENSORS, AND DID A TUNE UP. ALSO, MECHANIC A CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE, WHO SENT THEM A FAX STATING IF THESE CODES …

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ODI 10082558 · 53,000 mi

WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN ENGINE STALLED. LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VAN. STUCK IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. VAN WAS STILL IN DRIVE. PUT VAN IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO START VAN FINE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.*AK

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

89 mentions · 6.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 104,000 mi (79 usable records).

ODI 10038468 · 9,781 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH,THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD A DELAYED REACTION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL HEAD ON. DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED BUT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING. THE VEHICLE HAD RUN INTO THE CORNER OF THE FLOWER WALL OF THE STORES SIGN. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS SIMILAR, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE AT A STOP SIGN AND THE ENGINE REVVED, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE…

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ODI 10046595

2002 FORD WINDSTAR SUFFERED BRAKE FAILURE.*MR (NAR) DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB *JB

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ODI 10067220 · 61,000 mi

BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES WITHIN ONE YEAR. *AK

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

16 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 104,986 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10051841 · 8,000 mi

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE CONSUMER ALMOST INJURED HER SON. *SC *JB

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ODI 10071162

I OWNED A 2000 FORD WINDSTAR. THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR WOULD, UPON CLOSING, SLIDE BACK OPEN FREQUENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP CONSTANTLY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. FINALLY, WE TRADED IN ON A 2002 FORD WINDSTAR. WITHIN 1 WEEK OF PURCHASE THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR BEGAN SLIDING BACK OPEN UPON CLOSING - AND WOULD JERK BACK ONCE CLOSED. WE HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. IT CLOSES NOW, BUT HAS A RATTLE IN IT WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGES IT MAKES LOUD NOISES WHEN OPENING AND CLOSING. ONCE IN A WHILE, UPON COLD START, THE CD PLAYER…

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ODI 10216496 · 25,000 mi

GETTING LEAN CODE P0171 AND P0174. DEALER ANALYZED AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL IT'S TSB 03-16-1 (NHTSA SB# 16920) I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET (AS YOU CAN) AND IT'S A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM (I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE PERSONALLY WHO MAY HAVE IT). IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN (OR SHOULD BE) A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. IN MY CASE, THE VAN WILL LOSE RPM'S, THEN "REV" UP ON COLD STARTUP. WHEN IT DOES THIS, THE VAN EXECUTES A "JERKING" MOTION WHICH TO ME COULD BE DANGEROUS. IN OTHER CASES, IT WILL STALL OR NEARLY STALL AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. *TR

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Stalling or loss of power

16 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 68,000 mi (13 usable records).

ODI 10008062 · 9,000 mi

ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, I ENGAGED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST BUTTON ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED, AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AFTER THAT, EVERY TIME THE SAME BUTTON WAS PUSHED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURRENCE, THE LAST TIME WAS IN APRIL, 2002 WHEN ENGAGING THE AIR CONDITIONER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB

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ODI 10082558 · 53,000 mi

WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN ENGINE STALLED. LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VAN. STUCK IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. VAN WAS STILL IN DRIVE. PUT VAN IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO START VAN FINE. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON. DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG.*AK

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ODI 10161334 · 56,000 mi

2 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER IN OUR 2002 WINDSTAR AND THE CAR HAS LOST POWER AND STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COMPRESSOR FAILED AND SEEMED TO SEIZE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND THE CAR TO STALL WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AND EACH TIME THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS TIME THE REPAIR COST MORE THAN $1100. THE FAILURE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER IN THE CAR AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL, THE …

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

13 mentions · 1.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 68,000 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10008062 · 9,000 mi

ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, I ENGAGED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROST BUTTON ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STALLED, AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. AFTER THAT, EVERY TIME THE SAME BUTTON WAS PUSHED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURRENCE, THE LAST TIME WAS IN APRIL, 2002 WHEN ENGAGING THE AIR CONDITIONER CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL.*JB

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ODI 10011761 · 812 mi

WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WERE TURNED ON THE ENGINE SEIZED, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR TWICE. PH *JB

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ODI 10045869

VEHICLE PULLS EXCESSIVELY TO THE RIGHT WHEN IN THE RIGHT LANE AND TO THE LEFT WHEN IN THE LEFT LANE. THIS IS AN EXTREME UNSAFE CONDITION BGOUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF TWO DEALERS AND FORD MAIN CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *AK POWER STEERING ALSO MAKE A "WHINING GRUNT" NOISE AND P/S FLUID LEAKS THROUGH THE RACK AND PINION END SEALS AS RECOGNIZED BY FORD IN THEIR TSB 01-5-6 AND 01-4-5. FORD IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INHERENT DEFECT AND THE DEALERS RELY ON THE COMPUTER PRINT OUT OF THE FRONT END ALIGNMEN…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

4 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 130,000 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10402142 · 88,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE O/D LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF..ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AFTER I HAVE TURNED HE VAN OFF.. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A DEAD BATTERY AT THE END OF THE DAY. 2002 FOR WINDSTAR CARGO VAN. *TR

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ODI 10407050 · 125,000 mi

ALL THE TIME WHEN I'M DRIVING THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE #10 AND 15 FUSE BLOWS OUT REGULARLY AND CAUSES THE AIR, ODOMETER, OVERDRIVE TO NOT WORK. I SMELL BURNING ELECTRICITY, AND SEE SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD WHILE DRIVING. SOME MORNING MY VAN DOESN'T START DUE TO BATTERY DRAINAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT STAY OFF CAUSING IT NOT PASS INSPECTION. BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE FLUID LEAK IS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS, AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON. WITH THE SPEED CONTROL RE…

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ODI 10497779 · 135,000 mi

MY 2002 FORD WINDSTAR HAS HAD MANY PARTS TESTED. THEY ALL SEEM TO TEST GOOD. BATTERY , ALTERNATOR TO NAME A FEW. WHEN DRIVING THE VAN HAZARDS COME ON ( WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON ) THE RADIO SHUTS OFF, THE HEAT TURNS OFF AND POWER IS LOST AS IF IT'S THE ALTERNATOR. ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND THEN THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE.. OH THEN THE VEHICLE DIES AND WON'T START , CLICKS LIKE IT'S THE ALTERNATOR OR BATTERY BUT THEY TEST FINE.. AFTER SEARCHING MANY BLOGS THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG ISSUE WITH MANY MECHANICS THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.…

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 90,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10327658 · 90,000 mi

BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO FORD FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V399000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA08021. VEHICLE STILL GETTING A HOT, BURNING SMELL. ABS AND EMERGENCY ICONS STILL COME ON AT VARIOUS TIMES LASTING FOR HOURS OR DAYS THEN SHUTTING OFF. DRIVES ROUGH WITH A DISTINCT "CHUGGING EFFECT" LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. COMPLETE TUNE UP HAS BEEN DONE INCLUDING REPLACING SPARK PLUGS,INTAKE VALVES AND SEALS. BURNS OIL AT A SLOW RATE (APPROX 1/4 LITRE EVERY 1 1/2 MONTHS) THE ABS/EMERGENCY LIGHTS COME ON AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND THE "CHUGGING" AND BURNIN…

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b